New Jersey Route 36

New Jersey Route 36 is a state highway in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The 24.4-mile long route begins at the Garden State Parkway in Eatontown to the south and runs east to Long Branch, north along the Atlantic shore, and then to Keyport, where it merges with New Jersey Route 35 to form the Garden State Parkway. Route 36 was created in 1927 to run from Keyport to Highlands through Keyport, Keansburg, and Atlantic Highlands. In 1929, the route was modified to pass the downtown areas, and it was extended to Eatontown in 1940, while the remainder of the route was completed by 1983.